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i want to do a new project with a 26" MTB frame and 26" sus. fork with 650b wheels. What 26" frames and forks will have enough clearance and work with 650b wheels? My Scott scale and sid race do not work i was told a Cannondale flash 26" frame will work...true? also fox forks?

What 29er's have you tried? I dont own one yet, still a 26in fan of course... but I had the same sort of initial impression. However, I did get the opportunity to demo a pair of high-end hardtails this summer and that thoroughly changed my opinion. Make sure you try some well put together bikes before you decide against 29in would be my advice on the subject.

trust me i tried the best 29er's out there, all my buddies race them. I am a bit short at 5'9 and the trails around my area are tight and twisty, with many shorter steep climbs. A 29er was so slow compared to my 26er coming out of the corners into steep climbs. I just ride away from all my 29er buddies on my 26er...and we all are the same level expert race/riders. So my thinking is a 650b would be perfect for a bit more "roll over" but still stay quick out of the turns and quick on the steeper climbs

Nice, 650 may work then. I'm just over 5'8", didnt like 29ers until i rode a Intense Hard Eddie built up to 19lbs with XX and carbon wheels and then a Specialized stumpy with XTR and carbon rovals... thats when I saw the use of the bigger wheel size, all out speed for racing like crazy. 650 may help with the handling, although I found the Intense and the Spesh to handle so much better than other, lesser, 29ers id ridden.